(1837-42) $2 1/2 C. Bechtler Quarter Eagle, 70G. 20C. AU58
NGC. K-13, R.6. Plain Edge. From the seventh series of Bechtler
gold. This Territorial was struck using South Carolina gold and
shares the same obverse die as the K-11 two and a half in this
sale, although the latter piece was struck from Georgia bullion.
The obverse die is easily recognizable by the die break extending
from the rim through T in BECHTLER. The Bechtler's were prolific
private gold minters and their coins were greatly respected by the
general public of their time for being of the true weight and
fineness stated, and the gold value was typically worth more than
the face value. The specimen offered here is sharply and evenly
struck throughout. The green-gold surfaces are lightly abraded with
the only notable distractions being a series of faint pinscratches
below 250 on the obverse. Listed on page 358 of the 2009 Guide
Book. Census: 3 in 58, 5 finer (8/08). (PCGS# 10070)